By the end of Q2 2015, the penetration rate of smartphones has reached 65.5% in China urban regions, an increase of 4.3% compared with the previous quarter and an increase of 18.9% year over year. The penetration rate of China Mobile smartphone users was the highest which reached 66.3% according to Kantar Worldpanel ComTech.

In 2014, China’s total shipments of mobile phone were 452 million. 2G mobile phone’s shipments were 60.497 million and 3G mobile phone’s were 220 million. With rapid development of 4G network and technology,(add a link), the 4G mobile phone’s shipments were 171 million in 2014.

The growth of 4G users in China outpaced 3G users in 2014 with 97.284 million new subscribers comparing to 83.644 million 3G new subscribers according to Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China.

In September 2014, the number of China mobile phone’s total shipment volume exceeded 35.93 million. 2G mobile phone’s shipments were 5.477 million; 3G mobile phones were 10.741 million and 4G 19.708 million according to data from China’s Ministry of Industry and Information.

By the end of August 2014, the total number of mobile subscribers in China reached 1.27 billion, 480 million of which are 3G users and 30 million are 4G users according to China Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT).

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) of China recently published a report on the Chinese telecom industry in January 2014. The statistics showed that the total users of mobile internet services reached 838 million in January 2014, accounting for 67.8% of all mobile phone users. Mobile internet traffic also saw a remarkable YoY […]

NPD’s newest Smartphone Quarterly report released on November 25 2013 estimated the smartphone sales would be 1.8 billion in 2017, 82% of total mobile phones. In Q3 2013, smartphone penetration rate was 55%, and the compound annual growth rate in the next five years would reach 21% while non-smartphone would decrease at an annual rate […]

By the end of July 2013, the number of mobile internet users in China reached 820 million, during which 3G users hit 334 million. 3G mobile users increased 100.94 million in 2013, equals to the total increased users in 2012. In total, 3G users reached 334 million, 28.2% of total mobile users. Currently fixed broadband internet […]

As the most popular mobile entry point in 3G network, mobile browser has become one of the most important internet platforms. We will take an insight of its competitive advantage in this article. 1. Diversified needs of mobile internet users Nowadays, except for news and chatting, users also regard reading, mobile payment and other activities […]

China’s total number of mobile phone users continued to rise in the first five months this year, led by a surge in the number of 3G subscribers, according to official data released Friday. From January to May, China’s total mobile phone subscribers increased by 51.1 million, more than half of which came from 3G users, […]

China’s cell phone user grew by 41.39 million in the first four months of 2011 to 900.39 million in total, covering nearly two-thirds of the nation’s population, according to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT). The number of telephone subscribers exceeded 1.19 billion by the end of April, with the number of fixed-line […]

As shown in the graph above, China Telecom, China Mobile and China Unicom each had more than 10 million 3G subscribers at the end of October 2010. According to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), the total number of 3G service subscribers reached 38.64 million at the end of October, up 10.4% month-on-month, […]

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